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Entry यावत्

  1. यावत्yāvata.(-ती f.) (As a correlative of तावत्)
    1. (-ती Feminine) (As a correlative of तावत्)
    2. As much as, as many as, (यावत् standing for 'as' and तावत् for 'as much' or 'as many'); पुरे तावन्तमेवास्य तनोति रविरातपम् । दीर्घिकाकमलोन्मेषो यावन्मात्रेण साध्यते Ku.2.33; ते तु यावन्त एवाजौ तावांश्च ददृशे स तैः R.12.45;17.17.
    3. As great, as large, how great or large; यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके । तावन् सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः ॥ Bg.2.46;18.55.
    4. All, whole (where the two together have the sense of totality or साकल्य); यावद् दत्तं तावद् भुक्तम् G. M. -Indeclinable
    5. as much as useful.
    6. in all senses; वयमपि च गिरामीश्महे यावदर्थम् Bh.3.3. Vartious reading

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -इष्टम्, -ईप्सितम् Indeclinable as much as is desired.

    • -इत्थम् Indeclinable as much as is necessary.

    • -कालम् Indeclinable as long as.

    • -गमम् Indeclinable as fast as one can go; यावद्गमं रुद्रभयाद् यथा कः Bhāg.1.7.18.

    • -जन्म, -जीवम्, -जीवने Indeclinable for life, throughout life, for the rest of one's life; यावज्जीवं त्रयो वन्द्या वेदान्तो गुरुरीश्वरः Subhāṣ; यावज्जीवं सुखं जीवेत् Subhāṣ.

    • -प्रमाण Adjective as great or big.

    • -बलम् Indeclinable to the best of one's power.

    • -भाषित or उक्त Adjective asmuch as said.

    • -मात्र

      1. Adjective
      2. as large, extending as far, of which size or extent; दीर्घिकाकमलोन्मेषो यावन्मात्रेण साध्यते Ku.2.33.
      3. insignificant, trifling, little.
    • -शक्यम्, -शक्ति Indeclinable as far as possible, to the best of one's power; so यावत्सत्त्वम्.

    • -संपातम्

      1. Indeclinable as long as possible.
      2. Used by itself यावत् has the following senses: (a) as far as, up to, till; (with Accusative); स्तन्यत्यागं यावत् पुत्रयोरवेक्षस्व Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)7; कियन्तमवधिं यावदस्म- च्चरितं चित्रकारेणालिखितम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1; सर्पकोटरं यावत् Pt.1. (b) just, then, in the meantime (denoting an action intended to be done immediately); तद् यावत् गृहिणीमाहूय संगीतक- मनुतिष्ठामि Ś.1; यावदिमां छायामाश्रित्य प्रतिपालयामि Ś.3. (c) As much as. (d) That, in order that (e) Even, just.
      3. Used correlatively यावत् and तावत् have these senses: (a) as long as, so long as; यावद् वित्तोपार्जनशक्तस्ताव- न्निजपरिवारो रक्तः Moha M.8. (b) as soon as, scarcelywhen, no sooner-than; एकस्य दुःखस्य न यावदन्तं गच्छामि... तावद् द्वितीयं समुपस्थितं मे H.1.177; Me.17; Ku.3.72. (c) while, by the time; आश्रमवासिनो यावदेवक्ष्याहमुपावर्ते तावदार्द्रपृष्ठाः क्रियन्तां वाजिनः Ś1; often with न when यावन्न is translated by 'before'; यावदेते सरसो नोत्पतन्ति तावदेतेभ्यः प्रवृत्तिरवगमयितव्या V.4. (d) when, as (Equivalent to यदा); यावदुत्थाय निरीक्षते तावद् हंसोऽवलोकितः H.3.
    • -अध्ययनम् Indeclinable during the recitation; अनुव्रज्या च शुश्रूषा यावदध्ययनं गुरोः Ms.2.241.

    • -अन्तम्, -अन्ताय Indeclinable upto the end, to the last.

    • -अन्त्य Adjective life-long.

    • -अभीक्षम् Indeclinable for a moment's duration.

    • -अर्थ Adjective corresponding to requirement, as many as may be required to convey the meaning (said of words); न प्रीतियुक्ता यावदर्थाश्च लोके Bhāg. 5.5.3; यावदर्थपदां वाचमेवमादाय माधवः विरराम Śi.2.13. (-र्थम्) Indeclinable

    In the Gita2·4618·55

    यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके ।

    yāvānartha udapāne sarvataḥ saṁplutodake, — As much use as there is in well with water in flood on every side, so much is there in all the Vedas for the Brahmin who has the knowledge. 2·46
    • यावान्‌yāvānnominative singular of the masculine form of the adjective yāvat (as, how much).

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Headwords under य

Part 2 of 3 यहु – युज्यAll parts
  1. य – यस्मात्
  2. यहु – युज्य
  3. युञ्ज् – यौष्माक